Volatile Cues Influence Host-Choice in Arthropod Pests.

ABSTRACT: Many arthropod pests of humans and other animals select their preferred hosts by recognising volatile odour compounds contained in the hosts' 'volatilome'. Although there is prolific literature on chemical emissions from humans, published data on volatiles and vector attraction in other species are more sporadic. Despite several decades since the identification of a small number of critical volatiles underpinning specific host-vector relationships, synthetic chemicals or mixtures still largely fail to reproduce the attractiveness of natural hosts to their disease vectors. This review documents allelochemicals from non-human terrestrial animals and considers where challenges in collection and analysis have left shortfalls in animal volatilome research. A total of 1287 volatile organic compo

SUBMITTER: Poldy J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7692281 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature